Young artists had an opportunity to shine through the United States Mint's two baseball coin design competitions, which launched in Spring 2013. But the resources and activities developed for the Kids' Baseball Coin Design Challenge still provide for fun learning.

For U.S. citizens/residents ages 14 and older with parental permission. The winning design will be used to create the obverse (heads) side of the 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin. And the winner will receive $5,000! Learn more.

For U.S. citizens/residents ages 13 and younger with parental permission. The public will select the winning designs. There will be 15 winners from 3 age brackets. The grand prize winner in each age bracket will receive a National Baseball Hall of Fame $1 Silver Commemorative Coin. The four runners up in each age bracket will receive a National Baseball Hall of Fame Half-Dollar Clad commemorative coin. Learn more.

Does your budding artist need to learn more about coins before starting on a design? Your artist can join Peter the Mint Eagle at our Coin Designer Spring Training Camp. Spring Training is a fun slideshow of tips, photos, and facts about coins, sports on coins, and coin design. It includes a design template they can print out and illustrate. If they round all the bases, Peter rewards them with a certificate.

Design Competitions as Teaching and Learning Tools

Both competitions are excellent teaching and learning opportunities for educators and parents/guardians. They provide a framework for helping young people learn how coins are produced and how they honor people and organizations that have made significant contributions to our Nation. The competitions also provide a structure for young artists to apply their imagination and skills to a project with specific requirements, goals and deadlines.

For teens 14 and older, you can guide them through the design and entry process for the Baseball Coin Design Competition. Encourage them to seize this rare opportunity to create the winning design that will be used to create the actual 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins, plus win a cash prize. The coins will be in gold, silver and clad versions.